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grow out rapidly, forming great billowy masses of snowy-white,, 

 which remain very conspicuous in the woods until enveloped in 

 the universal green of unfolding foliage. 



In the Pine Barrens the tree is absent, but it grows right up 

 to the eastern limit of the Middle district, and like many other 

 "West Jersey" plants reappears in the narrow strip bordering the 

 salt marsh of the coast and in the Cape May peninsula. As we 

 cross the State by rail in mid-spring, v/e can tell the minute we 

 are out of the Pine Barrens by the sudden flash of the white 

 boughs of the Dogwood as we rush past. 



Fl. — Late April to late May, from buds formed the previous 

 season. Fr. — Early September to early October or through 

 autumn. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Birmingham, Pemberton Jnc. (S), Borden- 

 town, Peusauken, Medford (S), Springdale (S), Sicklerville (S), Westville, 

 Wenonah, Woodbury, Mickleton, Swedesboro, Centerton, Quinton, Willow 

 Grove (T), New Germany, Fairton (S). 



Coast Strip. — Forked River, Palermo, Mays Landing (S). 



Cape Maj.— Goshen (S), Sluice Creek (S), Court House (S), Cold 

 Spring, Bennett, Cape May (S). 



Cornus amomum Mill. Kinnikinnik.* 



Cornns amomum Miller, Gard. Diet. Ed. 8, No. 5. 1768 [Virginia]. 

 Cornus stolonifera Knieskern 16. — Willis 27. 

 Cornus sericea Britton 120. 



Frequent along streams and in damp thickets in the Northern 

 and Middle districts. Occasional on the coast. 



A familiar shrub usually associated with Viburnum dentatum 

 and V. scabrellum on the borders of swampy thickets, where it is 

 not wet enough for alders or Viburnum nudum. The white 

 panicles of Dogwoods, Viburnums and Elder are conspicuous 

 in late spring or early summer and resemble one another not a 

 little. 



Fl. — Mid-June to early July. Fr. — Early August to late 

 August, sporadically later. 



* It seems almost certain that Knieskern's and Willis' record of C. 

 stolonifera refers to this species, and so probably does the record for Woods- 

 town given by Keller and Brown on authority of Miss Ware. There is no 

 •vidence and little likelihood of this species occurring within our range. 



